CIDE-5203 Theories on Local and Regional Economic Development

Students will familiarize with the main postulates and discussions on the theories of local and regional economic development, and will be able to apply different concepts and approaches for the analysis of local and regional development processes, and the elaboration of alternative proposals. Students are expected to know the main concepts, approaches, and discussions on local and regional development, and to develop the capacity to adopt critical points of view related to those elements, and to understand the relation between space and development, specifically the aspects related to generation of value, employment, institutional capability, and competitiveness.

Credits

3

Instructor

Pineda Javier